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Product Description: Malirid DS Tablet is manufactured by Ipca Laboratories Ltd
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Primaquine is generally used in treatment of the treatment of malaria.
Consume this medicine in the dosage and duration as per your doctors advise. While taking Primaquine, swallow it completely without crushing, breaking or chewing it. Primaquine is to be taken with food.
Primaquine is a an antiparasitic drug which treats malaria. It makes the condition better by increasing the levels of haeme in the blood, a substance toxic to the malarial parasite. This kills the parasite and stops the infection from spreading.
Q. Is Primaquine a sulfa drug/does Primaquine contain sulfa?
No. Primaquine is neither a sulfa drug nor contain sulfa
Q. Is Primaquine safe?
Primaquine is safe if used at prescribed dose and duration as advised by your doctor
Q. Is Primaquine a prodrug?
Derivatives of Primaquine are available in prodrug form, after metabolism Primaquine gets converted into carboxyPrimaquine
Q. What is Primaquine phosphate used for/ what does Primaquine treat?
Primaquine is used to treat and prevent repeated occurrence of symptoms of malaria
Q. Why is Primaquine given with clindamycin?
Primaquine and clindamycin are given together for the treatment of Pneumocystis pneumonia
Q. Why is Primaquine given in falciparum malaria?
Primaquine is active against primary erythrocytic stage of malarial parasite called Plasmodium falciparum, so it is given in falciparum malaria
Q. Does Primaquine treat chlamydia?
No. Primaquine is specifically used in the treatment of malaria and Pneumocystis pneumonia. Please follow your doctor's advice regarding its use.
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